Gloria Wang talks with Ziad Foty, CEO of Design in DC, about connecting design work to local markets, managing and resolving creative conflicts, and storytelling through company designs.

Kimberley Tran talks with Jose 'Pepe' Gorbea about memorable brand campaigns, from chocolate sales to elephant protection, and the value of sustainability and diversity in marketing.

Gloria Wang chats with Renee Miller, President and Creative Director of The Miller Group Marketing, a woman-owned, creatively led, strategically driven digital advertising and marketing agency based out of Los Angeles. In this podcast, Renee discusses how audiovisual projects are the future of the marketing world and how The Miller Group positions itself to help companies craft their brand message in terms of sustainability and diversity in order to create consumer impact. Renee also shares advice on the practical skills that aspiring designers need to know when entering the digital industry.

Mary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch, one of the largest brand and design firms in the world, shares with us how she got started in the design industry and her five truths for emerging designers to excel in the field – designing with purpose, designing brands that move, looking for the overlooked, and being comfortable with ambiguity.

In this Design Nation 2021 podcast, Gloria Wang speaks to Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth. Turner Duckworth is a global strategic design and project management firm that strives to design unmistakable visual identities and packaging for the world's greatest brands, clients of which include Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Levi's. In this podcast, Joanne speaks about her role at Turner Duckworth for facilitating creativity, the story behind a memorable project with Levi's regarding trademarks, and how designing for the digital and screen age has transformed the meaning of space and simplicity for her.

For Design Nation 2021's third podcast, Kathy Li speaks to Katy Olson, Editor of AD Pro, which is a members-only community for design industry professionals and includes over 100 years of searchable Architectural Digest archives. In this podcast, Katy shares more about her passion for the history of design, the importance of events in the design community, and how AD Pro is using education to help emerging designers and small businesses enter the industry.

For Design Nation 2021's second podcast, Vivian Li speaks to Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse Media. Known as the leading GenZ brand and agency, Flighthouse Media has more than 30 million followers across platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) and was named a 2020 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company. Previously, Flighthouse Media has worked with global celebrities and influencers including blackbear, Charli D'Amelio, and Marshmello. In this podcast, Jacob chats about what drives him each day as a 22 year old CEO and what has helped Flighthouse take off on social media with GenZ. He also shares how young entrepreneurs and artists can keep up momentum as they explore their own creative passions.

In this episode of BT Beats, we speak with Caroline Casey an award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of The Valuable 500 - a catalyst for an inclusion revolution that exists to position disability equally on the global business leadership agenda. Throughout the conversation we discuss her experiences as a founder and how she has tried to bring about social change. Thanks for listening!